Yahoo: Spurs' talks for Andrei Kirilenko end without deal

[TheGoldStandard]

I'm really hoping the Spurs are doing something that's going to shock and awe us.

[timvp]

from one of the Wolves beat writers:

http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/214993291.html

Damn, that looks like worst case scenario

[spurraider21]

from one of the Wolves beat writers:

http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/214993291.html

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[DesignatedT]

Yep. Does the above course of action require MIN to renounce Kirilenko? Or can they still keep his rights and entertain offers?

[siraulo23]

at least this thread can finLly be closed holy cow 24pages of speculation

[monkeypunk]

Damn, that looks like worst case scenario

And OKC can turn around and use the TE on AK, right?

[spurraider21]

And OKC can turn around and use the TE on AK, right?

if i'm not mistaken, that would put them over the luxury tax threshold, which they are not interested in doing

[monkeypunk]

if i'm not mistaken, that would put them over the luxury tax threshold, which they are not interested in doing

Hope that stays the case.

[spurraider21]

i hope we run the score up on minnesota every time we play them

[Hoops Czar]

If the Spurs miss out on AK47, they have nobody to blame but themselves. Their priorities were all screwed up from the get go. They chose Pendergragh over AK47.

[Chinook]

So wait, the Wolves are going to clear cap space just to execute a sign-and-trade? That doesn't make sense. They could just sign both outright and not help out OKC (which apparently factors into things). I think they'd just remain over the cap and use the MLE to sign Brewer, which would allow them to keep Kirilenko in their hip pocket. I don't understand the Wolves' move at all if this is the case.

[monkeypunk]

i hope we run the score up on minnesota every time we play them

I hope their last game of the season with us determines whether they are 8th or 9th seed and we keep them from making the PO's at all.

True justice for Flip, that would be.

[spurraider21]

If the Spurs miss out on AK47, they have nobody to blame but themselves. Their priorities were all screwed up from the get go. They chose Pendergragh over AK47.

pendergraph, belinelli, and bonner. unless the reports were messed up and pengergraph is vets minimum (though I highly doubt a young guy would sign a 2 year minimum deal) while Belinelli gets the room exception, in which case we could still hypothetically amnesty bonner to make an offer. but thats WAY too many ifs and buts and won't happen.

[TheGoldStandard]

i hope we run the score up on minnesota every time we play them

What's sad is that Minnesota is usually a team like the Trailblazers that play us hard. 10-13 seeded teams give the Spurs fits.

[HemisfairArena]

How did this thread get this many pages? Once we re-signed Splitter and Manu it was all over trying to get Kirilenko.

[spurraider21]

So wait, the Wolves are going to clear cap space just to execute a sign-and-trade? That doesn't make sense. They could just sign both outright and not help out OKC (which apparently factors into things). I think they'd just remain over the cap and use the MLE to sign Brewer, which would allow them to keep Kirilenko in their hip pocket. I don't understand the Wolves' move at all if this is the case.

are they allowed to just use cap space to sign kevin martin AND use the MLE on brewer? you're more cap savvy than I am, but from my understanding they won't be able to do that

[Texas_Ranger]

until the spurs announce their signings something is going on, so just wait.

[benefactor]

If the Spurs miss out on AK47, they have nobody to blame but themselves. Their priorities were all screwed up from the get go. They chose Pendergragh over AK47.

Not really.

[Chinook]

are they allowed to just use cap space to sign kevin martin AND use the MLE on brewer? you're more cap savvy than I am, but from my understanding they won't be able to do that

Them dumping Ridnour gives them the cap space to just sign both outright. But according to the article, they want to sign-and-trade for Martin, which is a move a team only does when they don't have cap space (for the most part). Then they want to use the remainder of their cap space on Brewer.

They could just use Ridnour's dump to get Martin and the MLE to get Brewer, which they could do without renouncing Kirilenko.

[TheGoldStandard]

No ill will or anything like that but 10 games in if Manu gets hurt for half a season it's really going to sting.

[ducks]

that article is just speculation
it was reported earlier brewer reached an agreement with the wolves and it looked like the mle so they could sign him with a sign and trade or mle

[Knoxxx]

that article is just speculation
it was reported earlier brewer reached an agreement with the wolves and it looked like the mle so they could sign him with a sign and trade or mle

Let's hope that article and the ones about Spurs so far both turn out to be speculative and incorrect.

[ace3g]

Hopefully true, would keep their money away from AK

Chris Broussard @Chris_Broussard
Source: Andrew Bynum has decided to sign with Cleveland

[apalisoc_9]

Hopefully true, would keep their money away from AK

Chris Broussard @Chris_Broussard
Source: Andrew Bynum has decided to sign with Cleveland

Too bad it's from Mr. Multiple Sources.

[ace3g]

Sam Amico @SamAmicoFSO
Andrew Bynum and agent just got off phone with Cavs. That is who Bynum will choose. ESPN tweeted faster than I can type.